Popular – Definition In The Cambridge English Dictionary

This extended Madonna’s record for the female artist with the most top-ten songs on the chart. In the United Kingdom, “Popular” peaked at number 10, becoming Madonna’s highest-peaking single in the UK since “Celebration” reached number three in 2009 and her 64th top-ten hit across four non-consecutive decades. On June 20, 2024, the song was certified platinum, which became Madonna’s first song to achieve this since “4 Minutes” (2008). The debut of “Popular” made Madonna one of few artists to have a Hot 100 entry across five consecutive decades, and the second woman to achieve the feat after Cher.

Unpopular – regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval; “unpopular ideas”; “an unpopular war” (Journalism & Publishing) (usually plural) cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press. Contrary to popular belief, air travel is less dangerous than travel by car. The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Mass, general, civil, democratic, collective, communal, societal He was overthrown by a popular uprising. Mass-market, general, easy, simple, plain, amateur, accessible, straightforward, simplified, non-specialist, middlebrow, non-technical, lay Jackpossible Casino person’s the sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius mass-market academic, intellectual, highbrow Well-liked hated, disliked, unpopular, loathed, despised, detested, unaccepted Democratic – characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; “democratic government”; “a democratic country”; “a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords”- George du Maurier